User manual
Table Of Contents
- Bento® 4
- Welcome to Bento
- Overview of Bento
- Using Libraries
- Using the Address Book Library
- Migrating the iCal, iPhoto, and Address Book Libraries
- Using Collections
- Using Form View
- About Forms
- Creating Records in Form View
- Editing Records in Form View
- Duplicating Records in Form View
- Deleting Records in Form View
- Creating Forms
- Deleting Forms
- Showing and Hiding Forms
- Duplicating Forms
- Copying Forms
- Renaming Forms
- Locking and Unlocking Forms
- Adding Fields to a Form
- Tabbing Between Fields
- Moving Fields and Objects on Forms
- Resizing Fields and Objects
- Removing Fields from a Form
- Customizing Form Layouts
- Using Table View
- About Table View
- Selecting Records in Table View
- Creating Records in Table View
- Editing Records in Table View
- Duplicating Records in Table View
- Deleting Records in Table View
- Sorting Records
- Working with Fields and Columns in Table View
- Creating Fields in Table View
- Adding Fields in Table View
- Working with Media Fields in Table View
- Changing Options for a Field in Table View
- Completing Text Automatically as You Type
- Duplicating Fields
- Changing the Field Type
- Showing and Hiding Columns
- Deleting Fields in Table View
- Reordering Columns
- Resizing Columns
- Filling Fields Automatically
- Summarizing Column Data
- Using Grid View
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Syncing
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Reverting to a Previous Version of Bento
- Index
52 Chapter 6 Using Form View
Locking and Unlocking Forms
Once you have completed your form layout, you can lock the form to prevent its field
labels, field objects, or fields from being moved or resized.
When a form is locked, you can’t change its layout but you can add data to it in the
following ways:
• Enter data in fields in the same way as when the form is unlocked.
• Create fields using the New Field dialog. Fields are automatically added to the
bottom of the first column.
• Drag libraries and collections from the Libraries pane to create related data
fields
• Drag files from the Finder to create media or file list fields
Note You can’t drag existing fields from the Fields pane to a locked form.
To lock a form:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Choose Forms > Lock Form, or click then click .
None of the field labels, field objects, or fields can be moved or resized until you
unlock the form.
To unlock a form:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Choose Forms > Unlock Form, or click then click .
Adding Fields to a Form
To add a field to a form:
1 Select a library or collection.
2 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
3 Drag a field from the Fields pane to the desired location on the form.
To move a field, see ”Moving Fields and Objects on Forms” on page 53. To resize a
field, see ”Resizing Fields and Objects” on page 53. To create a field, choose
Insert > New Field. See ”Creating Fields” on page 76.